As some of you will know, my lovely Dad was diagnosed with cancer last year, bowel cancer to be precise. This horrible disease has decided to target my Dad but if you know him then you'll know how incredibly mentally strong he is and how healthy/fit he was even before he got diagnosed and because of this, he has fought with all of his might to try and beat the cancer.

He has gone from an operation on his bowels, chemotherapy, another operation to remove part of his liver as the cancer had spread there, a kidney stone removal, and now more chemo is on it's way soon. Throughout all of these operations and treatments he has stayed positive and optimistic. Instead of giving up, he researched everything he could to find out about the cancer and what he could do to try and stop it from getting worse. From fasting for days at a time, to controlling what he eats and giving up alcohol. He's a fighter and an inspiration.

So, because of this, I have been trying to change my life around by losing weight through healthy eating and exercise. This challenge will enhance what I'm currently doing and will be difficult as I don't currently exercise every day but I like a challange! I will be trying different activities and documenting the month to see how I get on.

It's proven that being active for just 30 minutes a day can lower your chances of getting bowel cancer and many other types of cancer so I encourage anyone who doesn't get active to give it a try! Cleaning, walking, cycling etc are all great activities to do and you don't have to be an athlete to do them.

If you could donate anything it would mean the world to me and it would be going to a very worthy cause.

Thank you.

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